26 occurrences

'Dust' in the Bible

And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it.

Verse ConceptsAshesAshes Of Humiliation

And lifting up their eyes when they were still far off, it did not seem that the man they saw was Job because of the change in him. And they gave way to bitter weeping, with signs of grief, and put dust on their heads.

Verse ConceptsDust, Figurative UseRobesSprinklingTearing Of ClothesWeepingSeeing At A DistanceDust On The HeadNot Recognising PeopleThose Who Tore Clothes

How much more those living in houses of earth, whose bases are in the dust! They are crushed more quickly than an insect;

Verse ConceptsFoundationsInsectsProperty, HousesMan, Insignificance OfMothsMetaphorical HousesCreatures From Dust

For evil does not come out of the dust, or trouble out of the earth;

Verse ConceptsGod Appointed AfflictionsHardship

And why do you not take away my sin, and let my wrongdoing be ended? for now I go down to the dust, and you will be searching for me with care, but I will be gone.

Verse ConceptsOffenceSleep, And DeathAcquittalIndividuals Passing AwayGod Not ForgivingLife Cut Short

Such is the joy of his way, and out of the dust another comes up to take his place.

Verse ConceptsCreatures From Dust

Then you will have me pushed into the dust, so that I will seem disgusting to my very clothing.

Verse ConceptsClean, Spiritual Use

O keep in mind that you made me out of earth; and will you send me back again to dust?

Verse ConceptsClayPouringClay, Figurative UseCreatures Returning To DustDeathdust

Your wise sayings are only dust, and your strong places are only earth.

Verse ConceptsClayAshes

Though its root may be old in the earth, and its cut-off end may be dead in the dust;

But truly a mountain falling comes to dust, and a rock is moved from its place;

Verse ConceptsAbrasionMountains RemovedNature DecayingMoving To A New Place

The stones are crushed small by the force of the waters; the dust of the earth is washed away by their overflowing: and so you put an end to the hope of man.

Verse ConceptsFlowing WaterThings Wearing OutWithout Hope

I have made haircloth the clothing of my skin, and my horn is rolled in the dust.

Verse ConceptsSackcloth And AshesHorns Weakened

Will they go down with me into the underworld? Will we go down together into the dust?

Verse ConceptsGatesCreatures Returning To Dust

His bones are full of young strength, but it will go down with him into the dust.

Verse ConceptsYouthFruits Of SinFreshness Of YouthEarly DeathLife Cut Short

Together they go down to the dust, and are covered by the worm.

Verse ConceptsEquality Of FateMaggotsCondition Of The Bodyworms

And put your gold in the dust, even your gold of Ophir among the rocks of the valleys;

Verse ConceptsBrooks

Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;

Verse ConceptsWealthClaySilverDressNumerous As Dust

Its stones are the place of sapphires, and it has dust of gold.

Truly God has made me low, even to the earth, and I have become like dust.

Verse ConceptsCreatures Returning To DustMarshes

All flesh would come to an end together, and man would go back to the dust.

Verse ConceptsDeath For Other ReasonsWork Ethicdust

That she puts her eggs on the earth, warming them in the dust,

Verse ConceptsEggsAnimal OffspringWarmingAnimals Forsaking

Let them be covered together in the dust; let their faces be dark in the secret place of the underworld.

Verse ConceptsGrave, TheCreatures Returning To DustPeople Hiding Peopledust

Bible Theasaurus

Corpse (43 instances)
Debris (7 instances)
Disperse (14 instances)
Feather (1 instance)
Powder (17 instances)
Rubble (27 instances)
Scatter (87 instances)
Sprinkle (39 instances)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain